Chapter 17
Corruption.
Evil gods.
Even just hearing the name made it sound ominous, but when you looked closer, there was nothing particularly special about it.
Put simply, once a god was categorized as an "evil god" by the dominant religious orders of the continent, that label naturally stuck. Along with it came all kinds of persecution.
The Cult of Corruption was one such group classified as worshippers of an evil god. Of course, unlike some currently active cults, this one was said to have been completely eradicated a long time ago.
Unlike the mainstream religions—who would unite without question when it came to opposing evil gods—the cults that worshipped evil gods rarely, if ever, cooperated with each other. Ironically so.
Whether these cults were branded as evil because they had gone mad, or had gone mad because they were persecuted—it was hard to say. But one thing was clear: there were few among the worshippers of evil gods who were still sane.
I put on the most serious expression I could muster and asked the lord,
"Isn't besieging an entire city far too large-scale an operation for just one follower of an evil god?"
The lord, who had a gentle and mild appearance, looked even more downcast.
"The priests say they sensed the divine presence of evil gods, and from what they've told me, at least four different cults have joined forces to besiege Kelton."